Tag: daughter-in-law

Do you have a mother-in-law or a daughter-in-law who says she is "fine" or who says nothing at all, but then starts in with obvious pouts; loud, heavy sighs; and those undermining "accidental" oversights?

No matter what she says or doesn't say, her actions are screaming the real truth: She is not happy with you. This is called passive aggressive behavior, and it's not your imagination—it's very real!

Dealing with this behavior (passive and unassuming on the surface, but nastily aggressive toward you underneath) can be incredibly difficult, draining, and frustrating.

Right up there with evil stepmothers rank manipulative mothers-in-laws. In a survey conducted by iVillage, some daughters-in-law stated that they would rather undergo a root canal procedure than spend time with their mothers-in-law. Since I am a mother-in-law myself, and one who did not have a particularly good relationship with my own mother-in-law, I made it one of my priorities throughout the years to find out what the major complaints were against this much maligned group symbolized by Marie Raymond on the popular TV sitcom, "Everybody Loves Raymond." Here are the complaints: